We are Here at the Pleasure of Society

He walked around saying things
Like, 'Bark like a frog.'
No one questioned him, in fact
Co-workers and friends quoted him
To their amused families.
He didn't back off, 'Frog that dog,'
It intriqued him to watch
The machinations of faces trying
To find meaning where there
Was none. It was particularly
Diverting when women blushed.
He told only his little sister, who
Remembered his writing
'Swepis Khan' on the cover
Of a notebook in the 7th grade,
That there will come a time
When these spontaneous sayings
Of mine will be used
As proof to try to put me away.